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29-223-79

From: France

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-223-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture French
Provenience France
Manufacture Location France
Date Made circa 1789
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Male Portrait | Revolution
Description

OBV: profile (male) of King Louis xvi of France and inscription: Louis xvi Roi des Francois Ville de Paris REV: female figure leaning on post, holding staff, standing surrounded by revolutionary paraphernalia; inscription: Etablissement de la Mairie de Paris J. Silvain Bailly Premier Maire Elu le 15 Juillet 1789.w

Thickness 0.4 cm
Outside Diameter 5.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Maxwell Sommerville, 1901

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